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The Rocky Mountains 1 © 2015 ReadWorks ® , Inc. All rights reserved. The Rocky Mountains Susan LaBella The Rocky Mountains are a large group of mountains on the North American continent. The Rockies are found in the western region of North America. They stretch from Canada in the north to the United States in the south. The southern part of the Rockies ends in the state of New Mexico. The Rocky Mountains also go through the states of Montana, Idaho, Wyoming, and Colorado. The Rockies are the longest mountain range in North America. They have many high peaks. The highest is Mount Elbert in Colorado. It is nearly three miles high. Mount Elbert’s peak is fourteen thousand feet above sea level. In the summer, the Rockies are warm and dry, though it does rain sometimes. During the winter, the weather is wet and very cold. Heavy winter snow falls in the higher parts of the Rockies. Many people like to visit these mountains. Here they ride bikes, hike on trails, ski, or fish. A special area called Rocky Mountain National Park is in Colorado. The national park is reserved for people to visit. Visitors to Rocky Mountain National Park are excited to see the wild animals that live there. Those animals include elk, moose, mountain goats, and mountain sheep.

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Page 1: The Rocky Mountains Passage Questions - P.S.48Qps48q.org/hw4317/Grade 2 - Week of 4-3-17 - Reading Passage.pdf · animals!include!elk,!moose,!mountain!goats,!and!mountain!sheep.!

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© 2015 ReadWorks®, Inc. All rights reserved.

The Rocky Mountains Susan LaBella

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The!Rocky!Mountains!are!a!large!group!of!mountains!on!the!North!American!continent.!The!Rockies!are!found!in!the!western!region!of!North!America.!They!stretch!from!Canada!in!the!north!to!the!United!States!in!the!south.!The!southern!part!of!the!Rockies!ends!in!the!state!of!New!Mexico.!The!Rocky!Mountains!also!go!through!the!states!of!Montana,!Idaho,!Wyoming,!and!Colorado.!!

The!Rockies!are!the!longest!mountain!range!in!North!America.!They!have!many!high!peaks.!The!highest!is!Mount!Elbert!in!Colorado.!It!is!nearly!three!miles!high.!Mount!Elbert’s!peak!is!fourteen!thousand!feet!above!sea!level.!

In!the!summer,!the!Rockies!are!warm!and!dry,!though!it!does!rain!sometimes.!During!the!winter,!the!weather!is!wet!and!very!cold.!Heavy!winter!snow!falls!in!the!higher!parts!of!the!Rockies.!

Many!people!like!to!visit!these!mountains.!Here!they!ride!bikes,!hike!on!trails,!ski,!or!fish.!A!special!area!called!Rocky!Mountain!National!Park!is!in!Colorado.!The!national!park!is!reserved!for!people!to!visit.!Visitors!to!Rocky!Mountain!National!Park!are!excited!to!see!the!wild!animals!that!live!there.!Those!animals!include!elk,!moose,!mountain!goats,!and!mountain!sheep.!

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